When do you catch up in tech?

[MarshalN]

As stated - when do you usually catch up in tech in your games? Please state difficulty and era. On immortal I seem to do it sometime during renaissance. I am mostly interested in folks who play on higher difficulties - there isn't much catching up to do on emperor or lower

 

[liltrogdor]

Why are there no earlier eras on the poll? I catch up as soon as I start a game.

 

[MarshalN]

Well if you play on prince there is no catching up to do

 

[liltrogdor]

Well if you play on prince there is no catching up to do

I play on settler everyday.

 

[Tachii]

Renaissance on Immortal. But if I'm in a cultural game, I don't beat them until industrial era (oxford pop Radio while spies are stealing military techs).

 

[manu-fan]

Medieval because I play on Warlord.

Cheers.

 

[Matthew.]

Renaissance. Immortal with the occasional Emperor or Deity game.

Basically once you start working Uni's and fill out Rationalism, you keep pace with the AI just fine.

 

[livsbrand]

For Immortal my answer is Renaissance. For Deity it's rarely.

 

[Teaf]

Normally 2nd tier Medieval, although occasionally 1st tier Renaissance.

Emperor

 

[otaman1]

Emperor. I never had to catch up on tech, but I'd always be worry about getting a tech or two stealed.

 

[bcaiko]

On Emperor, I usually start catching up in the Renaissance after early game warmongering. A few Great Scientists will usually quickly make up the ground.

In my latest game, though, I have a runaway Austria from another continent that is a tech era and a quarter ahead of me. That one's starting to look unwinnable.

 

[That Other Guy]

I usually catch up when I'm in the renaissance. I have to say though, I usually have a really short medieval period and a really long renaissance. I usually enter the medieval with Civil service, grab theology and education, and then start the renaissance with astronomy (trying to get host of the WC - I play continents).

The spy is also really helpful for catching up.

 

[Peng Qi]

Industrial, and immortal.

 

[Socratatus]

I`m still rubbish cos I play King and can`t catch up until around the Medieval era- that`s if I don`t get attacked and wiped out first.

I dunno how those Civs get so far ahead so quick.

 

[Theruss]

I play King, and most of the time catch up and surpass the AI's in the Renaissance period, if not earlier.

 

[Falconiano]

Deity, catch up by Medieval or early Renaissance.

 

[blackcatatonic]

Usually Renaissance, if I'm not already the tech leader by then.

 

[Fragamemnon]

Industrial on Deity in most games, if the AI is derpin' around I can catch up before or if I am playing a Civ with a science boosting UA/UB.

 

[Denounced]

Being behind on tech from the start means not getting to build any wonders so that means I have to be a warmonger. Its fun sometimes but not all the time. Sometimes I just want to play on King where we all start on an equal footing.

 

[DeutschDachs]

I play king and I'll catch up in science at the latest by medieval, but i usually am first or second pole to pole. If I build more than 4 cities then it's usually classical or medieval